Archive for June 2019

1 Sam. 1:27-28aI prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord. Parents can have a difficult time letting go of their children; daycare, pre-school, summer camp, college. Entrusting…

Ruth 1:16-17But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord…

Judges 15:15Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he grabbed it and struck down a thousand men. Samson made many mistakes in his life from broken vows to God to lack of self-control to misguided use of his God-given gifts. He is by no means a symbol of perfection. In fact, he may resemble many…

Judges 11:35And as soon as he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you have become the cause of great trouble to me. For I have opened my mouth to the Lord, and I cannot take back my vow.” A person of great faith…

Judges 6:12When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.” As this account of Gideon’s life begins, we wonder where his faith is. An angel has come down to earth to give him a great message of deliverance, and he just has questions. His circumstances are…

Judges 4:9“Certainly I will go with you,” said Deborah. “But because of the course you are taking, the honor will not be yours, for the Lord will deliver Sisera into the hands of a woman.” So Deborah went with Barak to Kedesh. When someone walks in the power and authority given by God, it shows.…

Judges 3:28“Follow me,” he ordered, “for the LORD has given Moab, your enemy, into your hands.” So they followed him down and took possession of the fords of the Jordan that led to Moab; they allowed no one to cross over. Scripture does not tell us much about God’s selection of Ehud as a deliverer…

Josh. 2:12-13Now then, please swear to me by the Lord that you will show kindness to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them—and that you will save…